LOS ANGELES, CALIF. – Vivien Liessfeld became the first woman at the University of Alaska Anchorage to long jump over six meters/20 feet when she won the long jump at the Pacific Coast Invitational with a leap of 6.16/20-2.5. The mark ranks second all-time in GNAC history.
The previous record was set nearly seven years to the day prior when Chrisalyn Johnson jumped 19-5.25/5.92.
Vivien Liessfeld ran 12.09 in the 100, third-best time all-time at UAA.
"She's been incredibly consistent this year, and as a coach you know that's a sign the big one is coming, and did she ever hit a big one," said associate head coach Ray Shadowens. "The 6.16m was amazing, but she actually jumped her four furthest jumps ever today. Couldn't be more proud of her to have this moment after years of hard work."
Anders Larsen found success on the other runway when he long jumped 6.90/22-7.75 to finish sixth. The mark ranks tied for seventh all-time. He ran 15.07 in the 110 hurdles, tied for sixth-best in school history.
John Peckham won the steeplechase at the Leopard Invitational in 8:57.28, the fifth-fastest time in school history.
Mya Campbell placed ninth (5.64/18-6) and Tobin Schmidtke was 13th (6.73/22-1) in the long jump.
Lilli Lindner finished ninth (2:16.42) and Lucia Garcia 12th (2:17.57) in the women's 800, while Tony Ruiz was 15th (1:57.05) in the men's.
The men's 4x100 relay ran 42.13 to finish 12th.
In the women's 100 hurdles, Liv Heite was 12th (14.16) and Blanca De Arvizu Sarrias was 28th (14.59).
Tyler Drake was 17th (14.93) in the 110 hurdles, and Henry O'Neal was 18th (9:36.14) in the steeplechase.
Riday Jana ran 10.63, and Jason Lorig ran 10.83 in the 100.
In the 200, Brian Morris ran 22.14, Ethan Stiller 22.24 and Jason Lorig 22.42. Mya Campbell ran 26.04, and Sarah Dittman ran 26.22.
Eric Bushnell threw the discus 45.65/149-9.
Alaska Anchorage will compete in three meets in the Los Angeles area Friday.
